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Korcula stone inspired Filigree Pendant

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Earlier this month I wrote about local inspiration for our filigree design here in Korcula.

This piece is a reflection of one of the many stone carvings here in Stari Grad.  We have blackened the finer filigree detailing to highlight the fine filigree work. 

We are very happy with the result, would love to hear your feedback, what do you think? And where do you find your inspiration for your design work?  Please leave your comments below and remember you can find a lot more photographs of our work on our facebook page.

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How can I clean my filigree jewellery?

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There are a number of methods you can use for cleaning your filigree jewellery;

Several of our customers have said that they have cleaned their silver jewellery with toothpaste, so today I have decided to try this method and share the results with you.

To start with cleaning any filigree work  use a soft brush to remove any excess dirt,

following  this I coated my bracelet with toothpaste and then proceeded to scrub it with my toothbrush & hot water (recommend soft bristles for this method of cleaning).

I think I was fairly persistent with my scrubbing and can definitely see a change in the bracelet – photos below, and Seba Dizajn smells minty fresh.

Use a soft cloth of strong tissue to buff the silver work for an additional shine.

BEFORE
  

AFTER

Although not 100% sold on the toothpaste cleaning method  I can see a change (I think I preferred the darker colours as they highlight the filigree work – will have to take the bracelet swimming tomorrow!).  On a different note, I may have found my new favourite prop for taking bracelet photos.

For now I’m off to buy myself a new toothbrush before the Konzum closes, thanks for stopping by.

Ruth

WOW! these are amazing….

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Boots with bling

Wow! I have been doing some research on jewellery trends and stumbled across this fantastic pair of boots on http://njn.typepad.com/10x/ – a jewellery trends blog. 

Jeweller and gemologist Susan Eisen was commissioned to work on this special edition pair of Tony Lama boots.  100 diamonds have been added to the boots and they feature  & they feature 14-karat gold buckles. The boots celebrate 100 years of Tony Lama boot making – fantastic! 

The detail worked into the leather reminds me of filigree and I can see a strong connection between the jeweller and boot making.  Being the curious sort I had to head over to Tony Lama Boots (tonylama.com) and  learn some more, beautiful – perfect for a Korcula winter…..

It brings me joy to see traditional skills & crafts being utilised and preserved for future generations.  I have been looking into the Seba families jeweller heritage and can’t wait for my father-in-law to return to Korcula and share some of his memories of jewellery making with us (& you).  

There is a great story about Seba jewellers making a crown for the King of Serbia – I am looking for a copy of this photo at the moment and look forward to sharing it with you in a future post. 

In the mean time if you are interested in seeing any of Seba designed jewellery please head over to our facebook page, www.facebookcom/SebaDizajn 

 

 

A sleepy afternoon in filigree land

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The coffee’s brewing and it smells so good. I have such trouble at this time of the day – anytime between 2 & 6 counts as my afternoon lull/low.

We’ve just had lunch and I feel so sleepy, there’s no-one on the street and I wonder if I could get away with a wee nap here at Seba Dizajn?  Doka is delivering some jewellery repairs to a friend and have asked him to ‘come back with ice-cream’.  Another friend of ours has an ice-cream shop across the lane from where he is heading, so topped up with caffeine and ice cream I’m sure I’ll make it thru the rest of the day.

I was trying to think of an image I could insert into this post and then I remembered that while we were in New Zealand earlier this year I had taken some photos of coffees I  had been served there.  It seemed like a slightly odd thing to be doing at the time, what would I do with these images?  Am happy to be sharing this fantastic ‘flat white’ with you – served somewhere to us somewhere in Dunedin, my beautiful home town. 

So, the afternoon maybe a quiet one here in Korcula, but I now have lots of happy times, family and  friends back in New Zealand to think about.  Think I’ll write some postcards…..

Filigree Design in Korcula

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Katedrala Sv. Marka, Korcula

Living in a medieval city we are surrounded by sources of inspiration for new designs for our filigree jewellery – today we are looking at our local architecture and stone carving.  

I can imagine the stone motif below making a very pretty filigree pendant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Korcula is a fantastic place to live, we are surrounded by some of the clearest sea you could imagine and the sun shines almost daily during the summer months. 

We are currently working and living within the walls of the medieval old town, (Stari Grad), the town walls were built in the 14th century and it is said that 3,000 people used to live within these walls.  Today approximately 250 people live in the old town and it is very hard to imagine an additional 2,700 of us living here.  

I have been warned many times that I will find the winter very long here, (this will be my first full winter in Korcula)  with almost all of the shops, cafes and restaurants closed and very few visitors to the island, Korcula becomes a small ghost town.  I see the winter months as a great time for us to focus on new designs and create new stock for the 2012 season.   I will let you know how I feel about Korcula winter again when January rolls around!